Katia Population, Caste, Working Data Puruliya, West Bengal - Census 2011

Katia is a village situated in Jhalda - II block of Puruliya district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 252 families residing in the village Katia. The total population of Katia is 1,239 out of which 611 are males and 628 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Katia is 1,028.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Katia village is 211 which is 17% of the total population. There are 106 male children and 105 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Katia is 991 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,028) of Katia village.

Population
1,239
Families
252
Literacy
54.28%
Sex Ratio
1,028

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Katia is 54.3%. Thus Katia village has lower literacy rate compared to 55.5% of Puruliya district. The male literacy rate is 71.88% and the female literacy rate is 37.28% in Katia village.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Katia village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.

Katia Data as per Census 2011

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Katia village.

Total Male Female
Children 211 106 105
Literacy 54.28% 71.88% 37.28%
Scheduled Caste 320 150 170
Scheduled Tribe 3 1 2
Illiterate 681 248 433

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 25.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.2% of total population in Katia village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Katia village out of total population, 617 were engaged in work activities. 72.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 27.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 617 workers engaged in Main Work, 18 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 2 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 449 264 185
Cultivators 18 16 2
Agriculture Labourer 2 1 1
Household Industries 332 157 175
Other Workers 97 90 7
Marginal Workers 168 56 112
Non Working 622 291 331

Nearby Villages to Katia,

Below are the list of villages near Katia village in Jhalda - II.

Village Population
Harbaha 1,078
Bartalia 3,586
Rampur 929
Raghunathpur 887
Tigra 1,771
Basudebpur 393
Chaitandi 833
Mutukura 2,185
Hanslata 377
Mahuda 618

Reference